25 Amazing Gifts From Sears's 1992 Holiday Wish Book

By Jennifer M Wood |
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Take a trip down holiday memory lane with these still-amazing gifts from 25 years ago.

The year was 1992. President George H.W. Bush vomited into the lap of Japan's Prime Minister during a state dinner. Dan Quayle misspelled potato. And if The Great American Wish Book—Sears's colossal catalog of holiday gift ideas—is any indication, everyone was wearing high-waisted pants. Let's take a trip down holiday memory lane with these still-amazing gifts from 25 years ago.

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In 1992, the most important rule when it came to your jeans was: the higher the waistband the cooler you'll look. (Look closely at that pair on the right and you'll notice that that's actually a stirrup jean.)

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Adults voluntarily choosing to outfit themselves in high-waisted jeans is one thing. But putting your kid in a pair of sweatpants up to his chest? The '90s were cruel.

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Speaking of sweatpants: the couple that wears semi-matching, elastic-hemmed sweatsuits—and looks happy doing it—is the kind of couple whose relationship can withstand anything.

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"Hi-Tech is Happenin'" indeed!

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You'd look miserable, too, if you were forced to wear acid-washed jeans and a floral vest.

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Fact: This TV weighed 296 pounds.

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If a gargantuan TV wasn't your thing, you could spend $350 to get this portable model that promised to keep your kids quiet during a long car ride ... if they could actually see it. The television featured a 2.2-inch screen! (If you wanted to fork over an additional $250, you could upgrade to the 3-inch model.)

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Sadly, not even children were immune to the Zubaz pants trend.

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Sorry, ladies: If you thought you were going to escape America's love of athletic wear, you were wrong.

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There's no doubt that the family with the tanning bed was the envy of the neighborhood.

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Admit it: You just looked at this photo and cringed when you remembered that you had these exact Reeboks in more than one color.

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Rock on with your bad self. (Canadian tuxedo not included.)

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"World's Worst Dressed Family."

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We like where they're going with this whole "no-spill" thing. But wouldn't a lid be easier?

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Courtesy of Tony Soprano's "Bada Bing" collection.

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There's nothing wrong with loving The Little Mermaid ... but this is creepy.

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Is Barbie ok?

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This bicycle built for two might be the most embarrassing thing we've ever seen.

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Regarding that above comment? We stand corrected.

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Dolls—they're just like us. They have a heartbeat, laugh, cry, get cranky, and burp.

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Dolls also pee and rollerblade.

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Twenty bucks says this kid is on the phone to Santa asking what  he did so wrong to get a Party Kitchen for Christmas.

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How many stuffed animals were harmed in the making of these faux fur coats?

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Before there was Big Mouth Billy Bass, there was this fish hat. That you could wear. In public.

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We'll let you caption this one.

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